Member Since: 6/5/2005
Band Website: youtube.com/ryanbalas
Band Members: Ryan Balas and Friendssssss!
Influences: Denison Witmer!!! Orange Moonbeam. Sufjan Stevens!!!Matthew Flint.Simon and Garfunkel.Iron and Wine.The Postal Service.Nellie Mckay.Of Montreal. Anathallo.Charlie Burton and The Texas 12 step. Rufus Wainwright. Kanye West. Nas. Mos Def. The Beastie Boys. The actors Kitty (the early stuff). Ben Folds/five. Bjork. The Books. Bob Dylan. Johnny Cash. Martha Wainright. Ani Defranco. Michael Jackson. David Dondero. Azure Ray. Rod Stewart. The Traveling Wilberries. Chase Johnson. Jeff Schmidt(Especially the latin works). Farewell Mate. The Get Up Kids. MeWithoutYou. Bright Eyes. Wilco. The Weakerthans. Radiohead. Pink Floyd. Sigur Ros. Cat Stevens. John Denver. Willy Nelson. Sean Lennon. John Lennon. The Elected. For Stars. Pete Yorn. Laura Mae Goodell.The written works of George Orwell. The book "The Giver". The Entire Harry Potter Series. Any Stories my friends tell. Any stories that I experience. Climbing On the Buildings in M.P.! Running Naked, across the fields of Pullen, At Night. Road Trips with Pit Stops at either the Iowa 80 or Nashville TN.Thinking about God. Thinking about Love. Thinking about Peace. Thinking about the vast differences in people and the constant similiarities that draw us near to each other. All of these things and more play a role in my creations. They are my Influences. I have spoken.
Sounds Like: An open room.
Type of Label: None